“For somebody to take a shot at him like that, it’s disheartening that somebody would do that,” Nick Bonck, who lives across the street from where the bear was found, told KKTV. “It’s really disappointing because he was such a part of our lives up here . . . to live around the animals.”

Colorado Parks and Wildlife reported that the 400-pound bear was killed as early as Thursday evening, CBS reported. The shooter could face poaching charges, which is a felony in the state and could cost up to $20,000.

Anyone with information that could lead to the conviction of the shooter could get up to a $500 reward and should contact the CPW’s Operation Game Thief at (877) 265-6648 or email game.thief@state.co.us.

Finding a residential bear does not appear to be too strange as many Twitter users shared their stories of finding an unknowing trespasser on their property: